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Five year veteran of the site. BlackBerry specialist, but experienced in most operating systems. Enjoys flower arranging and cross stitch.

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By April 21, 2011 Read More →

IM+ coming to the BlackBerry PlayBook

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Here at tracyandmatt we have covered various versions of IM+ over the past couple of years. The multi platform instant messaging client is coming to the BlackBerry PlayBook which is good news if you ask me. I often use IM+ on both my BlackBerry and iPad and as I will be picking up a PlayBook it is nice to see that some familiar apps will be supported.

No date is given yet for the app, but I have just spoken with Shape Services and as soon as it is ready we will have a copy so we can bring you a video demo.

 

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By April 21, 2011 Read More →

Buy a Motorola XOOM today

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Yep, if you have been waiting to purchase the Motorola XOOM then today is the day you can. If you head over to the Carphone Warehouse you can pick one up either on contract or buy it outright. You can get the XOOM free on contract from £25 per month or buy it outright for £579.99.

Here is a quick overview of the XOOM:

Motorola XOOMT 3G is a fast, powerful tablet with all the features you need to stay entertained and get online on the go. It’s one of the most feature-rich and exciting tablets yet.

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By April 21, 2011 Read More →

BlackBerry PlayBook – Official Promo Video

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To coincide with yesterdays BlackBerry PlayBook launch in the States and Canada, Research in Motions YouTube channel has been updated with a rather nice promo video for the PlayBook. As you will see if you watch the video there are a few famous faces that crop up. Although the clip is less than a minute and a half long RIM have managed to cram many of the PlayBooks best features into the video.

Here in the UK we are still waiting for a launch date however BlackBerry UK’s homepage has today changed and we have the PlayBook on their as ‘coming soon’.

Come on RIM. I’m bursting with excitement!

You can see the video below:

Posted in: Videos/Unboxings
By April 20, 2011 Read More →

Everything Everywhere opens its first dual brand store

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Everything Everywhere, Britain’s biggest communications company, today opened its first trial dual branded store in Bexleyheath which will split branded Orange and T-Mobile products and services, all under one roof. Both brands will occupy 50% of the shopfloor and offer 100% of Orange and T-Mobile product and services range. Everything Everywhere staff will work across both brands to ensure all customers receive the best advice and have unrivalled access to the best possible range of products available on the high street today. The second dual  branded store will be opening in Bracknell tomorrow.

Keith Seddon, Bexleyheath store manager, Everything Everywhere, said: “We can’t wait to open the doors of the first ever Orange and T-Mobile dual branded store. Our in-store staff have been fully trained as experts across both T-Mobile and Orange products and services, and truly believe that anyone coming in to visit us will find the best possible device and payment plan available to them. “

Staff in both stores will be there to encourage customers to drop in to chat about their needs, and to make sure they are getting the most out of their phones. They are also invited to interact with “live” devices and tablets, and enjoy demonstrations.

The shop frontage will be branded Orange and T-Mobile, offering distinct services that represent the different Orange and T-Mobile brands.

Orange and T-Mobile both had stores in both Bexleyheath and Bracknell and the dual branded stores were previously the T-Mobile sites.

The Everything Everywhere store in Bexleyheath is located in 75 The Mall, Bexleyheath. DA6 7JJ

The Bracknell store is located 20 Charles Square, Bracknell. RG12 1DF

 

If you get a chance to visit either of the new stores please let us know your thoughts in the forum.

 

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By April 20, 2011 Read More →

Disney Titles Now Available on the LOVEFiLM Player

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LOVEFiLM and The Walt Disney Company UK & Ireland have come together to make the magic of Disney instantly available to film fans through the LOVEFiLM Player either on the PC, via in-home internet connected devices or the PlayStation 3.

Blockbusters such as Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe are being made available to film fans to rent and stream instantly, whenever they want to see them.

The agreement will see more than fifty films from Disney’s library become available to LOVEFiLM subscribers paying £5.99 a month or more at no extra cost ­ just in time for the Easter holidays.

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By April 20, 2011 Read More →

Phones 4U to stock PlayBook at launch

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With yesterday being BlackBerry PlayBook launch day in North America and Canada, Phones 4U have conformed they will stock the PlayBook from day one here in the UK. They have not however confirmed when the UK launch date will be. That one is still a mystery. The good news though is that we will have a PlayBook pretty soon for review and clearly as soon as we get the nod from RIM we will let you all know the launch details.

Phones 4U marketing director Russell Braterman said in-house research collected by the retailer showed 69 per cent of 16-25 year olds currently owned a BlackBerry handset and said the arrival of the PlayBook in the UK would increase the over BlackBerry user experience.

“We’re thrilled to be offering a professional-grade tablet device that will enhance the user’s mobile experience,” Braterman said.

Our customers are always after the latest and greatest in technology, and the BlackBerry PlayBook is setting a new standard for the tablet category.”

Personally I am pulling my hair out waiting for the BlackBerry PlayBook to arrive here. Well I would if I had any hair!

 

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By April 18, 2011 Read More →

Orange Unveils Pricing And Availability For Motorola ATRIX

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The Motorola ATRIX will be available to purchase exclusively from Orange in early May. Customers can reserve their handset now through Orange retail shops and Orange telesales 
As Motorola’s exclusive UK launch partner, Orange today announced pricing and availability for Motorola ATRIX – the world’s most powerful Smartphone. From today, consumers will be able to register their interest online or reserve their device from Orange retail shops and Orange telesales ahead of launch in early May.
Tipped to be one of the biggest device releases in 2011, Motorola ATRIX is the true epitome of mobile computing. The handset features a dual core processor which delivers up to two GHz of processing power. As a result, Motorola ATRIX is capable of opening web pages twice as fast as most other Smartphone’s, and it has been designed to become a user’s primary digital hub to create and edit media content on the go. It also features a biometric fingerprint reader for easily unlocking the phone.

Running the Android operating system, Motorola ATRIX also offers Motorola’s revolutionary webtop application which runs a full Mozilla Firefox 3.6 browser and supports Adobe® Flash® Player for rich graphics, animation and video.

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By April 17, 2011 Read More →

T-Mobiles new advert

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We have seen some fantastic TV advertising from T-Mobile recently. First dancing at Liverpool Street Station, then singing at Heathrow airport and now for the latest episode , a Royal wedding themed advert.

As you will see in the video after the break T-Mobile have hired Royal look-a-likes to stage an dance/comedy version of what Wills and Kates wedding may be like next month.

Nice work T-Mobile. I laughed.

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By April 15, 2011 Read More →

HTC Incredible S review

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The HTC Incredible S was the first release of many devices that HTC announced at Mobile World Congress in February. The name ‘Incredible’ is not a new one for HTC as they have had the Incredible on the Verizon network in the USA for some time. So now us folks in Europe get an Incredible but as a newer generation we get an ‘S’ which must have taken HTC a long time to come up with that name!

With a 4 inch capacitive screen the Incredible S sits nicely in the middle between the Desire S with it’s 3.7 inch screen and the Desire HD and Sensation with their massive 4.3 inch screens.

With so many Android devices to choose from is the Incredible S a worthy purchase?  Let’s find out.

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By April 14, 2011 Read More →

BlackBerry and The Foo Fighters

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Something a little light hearted for you. I just stumbled on a great little video on YouTube which contains two of my favorite things, BlackBerry and The Foo Fighters. It looks like RIM have been doing a bit of sponsorship with the FF’s which if you ask me makes one cool combination.

Need I say more. See the video below.

 

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